June 13, 2021 - PA/OH/NY Meetup (Deer Ridge GC, OH)

[Divot Master]

On 6/13/2021 at 10:10 PM, ChetlovesMer said:

I enjoyed the course. Really enjoyed the company. Did not play well. Did hit a handful of really good shots. Generally followed shortly thereafter by a horrible shot. It was a great time. 

Ditto. 

The course certainly had some faults. It was squeezed onto a parcel of land half of which was barely suitable for golf. So I think the architect did a mostly good job with what was given to him.

I was less happy with the course setup and maintenance. Greens were bumpy and speed was very inconsistent from one hole to the next. Too many cups were cut 3 yards from the front, and many others were cut on top of humps or on slopes 2% or more. It is no wonder pace of play was almost 5 hours.

My other gripes are that many of the original sand traps have been removed, dummying down the design intent to save money, and cart paths were often too close to the playing areas.

I probably would not play there again.

[saevel25]

2 hours ago, iacas said:

Maybe one with fewer than nine blind shots in the first eight holes and fewer 210-yard par fours. 🙂

Yea, those first three par 3's were all effectively long iron shots. BLAH!

Hole 2 and Hole 5 were OK. The rest on the front nine were meh. 

[RFKFREAK]

12 hours ago, iacas said:

Maybe one with fewer than nine blind shots in the first eight holes and fewer 210-yard par fours. 🙂

Also, photos!

Aww, yeah, def Tinder photo worthy!👍😁

On 6/13/2021 at 10:10 PM, ChetlovesMer said:

I enjoyed the course. Really enjoyed the company. Did not play well. Did hit a handful of really good shots. Generally followed shortly thereafter by a horrible shot. It was a great time. 

Really late to this but had a blast seeing and playing with everyone again and meeting and cool folks.  Thanks, @iacas, for organizing it.  Can't wait for the next one!

[boogielicious]

This was the crack WiFi security @billchao and I had in our hotel in Erie. 

[Carl3]

17 hours ago, boogielicious said:

This was the crack WiFi security @billchao and I had in our hotel in Erie. 

You should have budgeted more for the hotel than the round of golf 🤣

Hopefully you got a good night's sleep:

 

[boogielicious]

1 hour ago, Carl3 said:

You should have budgeted more for the hotel than the round of golf 🤣

Hopefully you got a good night's sleep:

 

We did have SEPARATE queen beds!

[RFKFREAK]

4 hours ago, boogielicious said:

We did have SEPARATE queen beds!

Wife not comfortable with @billchaoand your "relationship?" 

[iacas]

Oh boy!

[boogielicious]

1 hour ago, iacas said:

Oh boy!

Was this the course with 9 blind shots in the first 9 holes?

[iacas]

1 hour ago, boogielicious said:

Was this the course with 9 blind shots in the first 9 holes?

It may have been 10.

[billchao]

4 hours ago, iacas said:

It may have been 10.

Sounds about right. I forgot this place existed until now.

[saevel25]

On 7/22/2025 at 7:02 PM, billchao said:

Sounds about right. I forgot this place existed until now.

It’s good to forget, at least the front nine.